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Elliott County’s Civil War Veterans in 1890 By John A. Stegall johnstegall@hotmail.com Used with permission of Mr. John A. Stegall. One installment in a series of articles Mr. John A. Stegall prepares and publishes in The Elliott County News, this article first appearing in the Aug 8, 1997 edition of said paper and a continuation from July 18, 1997. Transcribed with permission from the author by Samone Ratcliff. on Nov 16, 1999.
James A. Miller: This veteran was deceased by 1890 and information regarding
his military service was given by his widow, Ellen Miller. She stated that he was a Pvt.,
in Co., C, 59th Ky., Cav., from Sept 23, 1863 to Sept 15, 1865. Her post office was
Stephens.
The 1860 Lawrence Co, KY census names a James A. Miller as a resident of that
county, and his wife’s name was Ellen. James A. Miller was 40 years of age, which
would have made him a bit old to serve in the Civil War, but perhaps not. Ellen was 37
years of age. Children listed as living in the Miller household were: Missouri A., 12,
Naridone, 11; Leander C., 7; Line L., 5; Louisa V., 3; and Morgan H., 1 year. Another
child, Martha Thompson, age 11 years, was also living in the Miller home.
James A. Miller is not named the 1870 Elliott Co census and may have been still
residing in Lawrence Co.
On Apr 23, 1878. Munerd Miller was born in Elliott Co to James A. Miller and
Della Gillum. If this is the veteran James Miller, it would appear that an error was made
in recording the name of the mother, not an uncommon error for that time. It was
recorded that the father was born in NC; the mother in Carter Co, KY.
A James A. Miller, age 14, and a step-son of John H. Elliott, is named in the 1880
Elliott Co census. Obviously, this could not be the veteran.
In 1900, Millard Miller, who was undoubtedly the child recorded as Munerd in
the 1880 census, was 22 years of age and a resident of the Little Fork Precinct. His
widowed mother, Delilah, age 54,was living in his home. It is my belief that this was the
window and son of James A. Miller, but I have no concrete proof.
In the 1910 Elliott Co census, a Manard Miller, age 29, was residing in the Little
Fork Precinct. If this is the same Munerd or Millard Miller, the age does not appear
consistent. In both the 1900 and 1910 reports, the wife’s name was Syntha.
I find no additional information on James A Miller in my records.
Corneleus Moore: Sgt., Co., B, 14th Ky., Inf. This veteran indicated that his
military service began on Oct 10, 18 61 and ended on Jan 31, 1865. His post office was
Fielden, and he indicated that was “Shot in the left thigh.”
It is recorded in the 1860 Lawrence Co Ky census that a Cornelius Moore, age 28,
was a resident of that county. Since the age certainly would put him in the proper range,
I assume that this is the Civil War veteran named above. Also, a Lawrence Co residency
in 1860 would have put him in close proximity to the Stephens area o n Little Fork of
present day Elliott Co.
Laura, the wife of Cornelius Moore in 1860, was 24 years of age. Their children
were as follows: Calista J., 6; Julia A., 3; and Louisa, 1 year.
I don not find Cornelius Moore in either the 1870 or 1880 census reports for
Elliott Co; however, he was, obviously, in Elliott Co when the 1890 census was taken.
He is also named in the 1890 tax records for Elliott Co, which show him to have been the
owner of 100 acres of land in the Little Fork Precinct. He indicated that he had only one
child between the ages of 6 and 20 years in his home.
I find no further record of Corneius Moore, which leads me to believe that he
might have moved from Elliott Co after 1890.
Addison Murray: Pvt., Co., 5th., Ky., Mtd., Inf., C.S.A. A resident of the
Cracker’s Neck Precinct in 1890, he indicated that his military service extended form
1861 into 1862.
The Reece Murray family is enumerated in the 1850 Morgan Co, KY census with
the indication that Reece and his wife, Lucinda, were both born in VA. Their oldest child
was born in TN, and the next five children were born in VA. Their first-born son was
Anderson, who was 19 years of age in 1850. Reece Murray is again named in the 1860
Morgan Co census, along with Addison W. Murray, 29 years of age and born in VA. I
believe this was the son referred to as Anderson in 1850.
Morgan Co marriage records indicate that Addison W. Murray and Rachel Lewis
were married Sept 16, 1855 in that county, and indeed, in the 1860 Morgan Co census
Addison W. Murray’s wife was listed as Rachel, 27 years of age and born KY. They had
3 children: Ellen, 3; Reece, 2; and Eliza J., 1 year. A child, Elizabeth McMelon, age 7
years, was also in their household.
When the first census was taken in the newly-formed Elliott Co in 1870, Addison
Murray was listed as a resident of Precinct #1, Martinsburg; however, if one goes
according to those listed nearest to his name in the census report, he most likely lived
nearer the Newfoundland community that to present day Sandy Hook.
In 1870, Addison Murray stated that he was 39 years of age and was born in VA,
statistics that were consistent with those he gave in 1860. His wife, Rachel, was 35,
which was also consistent with the 1860 record. Their children named in this census
report were: Ellen, 13; Reese B., 12; Eliza Jane, 11; William, 9; Logan, 7; Willis, 5;
Lucinda, 3; and Augustus, 2.
In 1880, Addison Murray was listed as A.W. Murray, age 49. Rachel was 46, and
the following children were still at home with them: Reece B., 22; Jane, 20; William, 19;
James T., 18; John W., 16; Lucinda, 14; Augustus W., 12; Martin, 10; Sarah, 8; Mary B.,
6; Edward F., 6; and Charles, 4. (Ellen, the oldest child married by 1880. A birth record
form the vital statistics of Elliott Co indicate that on June 2, 1878, a daughter, Molly, was
born to Abijah Lewis and Ellen Murray Lewis.)
Obviously, Addison Murray was a resident of Elliott Co in the 1890 census, and
the Elliott Co tax records for that year indicate that he was a resident of the Cracker’s
Neck Precinct and the owner of 75 acres of land.
In 1900, Addison Murray stated that he was born in Nov of 1830, and was 69
years of age; Rachel was 67. They indicated that they had been married 44 years and
were the parents of 13 children. On child, Hattie T., age 13 (born Nov 1886), was at
home with them. Rachel Lewis Murray was born in June 1833.
Addison Murray is not in the 1910 Elliott Co census, therefore, I assume that he
was deceased. At first, I thought he was buried in the King Cemetery at Newfoundland
but if that is his burial place, his grave is apparently no identified.
Shelby Nickel: Pvt., Co., A, 10th, KY., Cav. Fall of 1862 to ____, for a period of
one year and six months. Nickel was a Confederate soldier, and indicated that in 1890
that he had been “Shot through the breast and left arm.” He also stated that he was a
prisoner at Camp Douglas for six months. His post office was Gimlet.
I do not find Shelby Nickel named in the 1870 Elliott Co census; however, he is
listed in the 1880 Elliott Co census as Shelvey Nicles. In the later census he was 46 years
of age and born in KY. His wife, Margaret, was born in VA. They had 3 children in
their home: Shelvey, 17; Mary, 12; and Robert L., 8. Also in the Nickles home was
Shelby’s widowed mother, Ale A. Harris, age 68 years, and born in VA. (The 1870
Elliot Co census lists a William Harris, age 75 years, and born in VA. His wife was Ann,
age 57 years, and also born in VA. I believe Ann was the Ale A. Harris named in the
1880 census as the mother of Shelby Nickles.)
The military census of 1890 offers proof that Shelby Nickells was a resident of
Elliot Co in the year; but the tax records for that year also reveal that he was a resident of
Elliott Co. He owned 100 acres of land in the Moccasin Precinct, and named F.C. Rose
as his nearest neighbor.
When the 1900 Elliott Co census was taken, Shelby Nickels indicated that he was
born in May of 1832, being 68 years of age in 1900; Margaret was born in Jan of 1832
and was also 68 years of age. She again stated that she was born in VA. They had been
married 50 years and had seven children, one of which was deceased. At least one son,
Bob Nickels, age 28 years of age (born in Apr 1872), was living next door to his parents.
In 1910, Shelby Nichols was living in the home of his son, Robert. Peggy H.
(Margaret) was 71. They indicated that they had been married 60 years and had 9
children, 2 of them deceased. Perhaps I should point out that Peggy was a commonly
used nickname for a woman named Margaret.
I do not have a date of death for Shelby Nickels, neither do I know his place of
burial.
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